Analysis of interest in vaccination against COVID-19 and other pro-health initiatives at the workplace among employees in Poland

This article argues that the expansion of shelter and welfare provisions for the homeless can lead to increased criminalization of homeless people in public spaces. First, I document how repression of people experiencing homelessness by the police in San Francisco neighborhoods increased immediately after the opening of new shelters. Second, I reveal how shelter beds are used as a privileged tool of the police to arrest, cite, and confiscate property of the unhoused, albeit in the guise of sanitary and public health initiatives. I conclude by considering how shelters increasingly function as complaint-oriented “services,” aimed at addressing the interests of residents, businesses, and politicians, rather than the needs of those unhoused.

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The power-trust cycle in global health: Trust as belonging in relations of dependency

Review of International Studies ◽

10.1017/s0260210521000346 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Emma-Louise Anderson ◽

Laura Considine ◽

Amy S. Patterson

Keyword(s):

Global Health ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Positive Health ◽

Global Health Initiatives ◽

Health Initiatives ◽

Power Trust ◽

Trust And Power ◽

Positive Health Outcomes ◽

Exercise Of Discretion ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Trust between actors is vital to delivering positive health outcomes, while relationships of power determine health agendas, whose voices are heard and who benefits from global health initiatives. However, the relationship between trust and power has been neglected in the literatures on both international politics and global health. We examine this relationship through a study of relations between faith based organisations (FBO) and donors in Malawi and Zambia, drawing on 66 key informant interviews with actors central to delivering health care. From these two cases we develop an understanding of ‘trust as belonging’, which we define as the exercise of discretion accompanied by the expression of shared identities. Trust as belonging interacts with power in what we term the ‘power-trust cycle’, in which various forms of power undergird trust, and trust augments these forms of power. The power-trust cycle has a critical bearing on global health outcomes, affecting the space within which both local and international actors jockey to influence the ideologies that underpin global health, and the distribution of crucial resources. We illustrate how the power-trust cycle can work in both positive and negative ways to affect possible cooperation, with significant implications for collective responses to global health challenges.

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How Does Being Solo in Nature Affect Well-Being? Evidence from Norway, Germany and New Zealand

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18157897 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (15) ◽

pp. 7897

Author(s):

Evi Petersen ◽

Annette Bischoff ◽

Gunnar Liedtke ◽

Andrew J. Martin

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Outdoor Education ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

National Sample ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Health Initiatives ◽

Perception Of Time ◽

Prior Experiences

Background: Solo—being intentionally solitary in nature—is receiving growing attention as a valuable outdoor education program component. Its practice and history have been researched in the context of experiential learning, but few studies have explicitly examined how solo experiences can affect dimensions of well-being. This study investigated a broad range of well-being pathways provided by being solo, based on data from Norway, Germany, and New Zealand. Methods: Using qualitative content analysis (QCA), the solo debrief responses of 40 participants (26 females, age: 19–64 years) were analysed, applying the PERMA-V framework (emotions, engagement, relationship, meaning, achievement, and vitality). Variations in the reports were explored as a function of the national sample, gender, age, prior solo experiences and expectations. Results: The study suggests that hedonic and eudemonic well-being pathways, represented by the six PERMA-V pillars, interrelate strongly. The experience of a range of positive emotions and connecting process during solo highlights two of the most frequent findings related to well-being pathways. The secondary findings suggest minor variations in the well-being pathways for the different national samples, gender and age. Expectations and prior experiences with solo were identified as context factors with minor impact. Further, the data-driven analysis identified specific physical activities, landscape features, sense-activation, perception of time and ‘good’ weather as relevant to the specific experience. Conclusions: Solo experiences provide for well-being-related pathways in a multitude of ways, which highlights the well-being potential of solo implementation across practical fields beyond outdoor education, such as wilderness therapy, and environmental and planetary health initiatives. Future studies should continue to explore solo’s well-being potential in different settings, especially in the context of non-Western samples.

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Advancing precision public health using human genomics: examples from the field and future research opportunities

Genome Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13073-021-00911-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Megan C. Roberts ◽

Alison E. Fohner ◽

Latrice Landry ◽

Dana Lee Olstad ◽

Amelia K. Smit ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Precision Medicine ◽

Behavioral Science ◽

Public Health Research ◽

Future Research ◽

Human Genomics ◽

Precision Public Health ◽

Genomics Research ◽

Health Initiatives ◽

Public Health Initiatives

AbstractPrecision public health is a relatively new field that integrates components of precision medicine, such as human genomics research, with public health concepts to help improve population health. Despite interest in advancing precision public health initiatives using human genomics research, current and future opportunities in this emerging field remain largely undescribed. To that end, we provide examples of promising opportunities and current applications of genomics research within precision public health and outline future directions within five major domains of public health: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy and health services, and social and behavioral science. To further extend applications of genomics within precision public health research, three key cross-cutting challenges will need to be addressed: developing policies that implement precision public health initiatives at multiple levels, improving data integration and developing more rigorous methodologies, and incorporating initiatives that address health equity. Realizing the potential to better integrate human genomics within precision public health will require transdisciplinary efforts that leverage the strengths of both precision medicine and public health.

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